Bullshido in the marines?

[3moose1]

The simple answer worldwide oil prices haven't changed a whole lot, but the dollar keeps dropping in value. If you look at the price of oil in Euros you will see it hasn't changed a whole lot.

so why has the dollar kept dropping in value?

[AlphaFoxtrot51]

would you care to rethink your hypothesis, after viewing this video? (also, as the e-mail that this came in said, SHINGITAI RULES! I don't know very much about them, however, the person who sent this to me is a very respectable person, and if his opionion of them is high, then mine should rightfully be so as well.)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiLqObVKXM0

That was a really nice throw/slam...but that wasn't Judo....

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so why has the dollar kept dropping in value?

Inflation.

[3moose1]

Inflation.

...but we're americans.

we should jsut dictate our money is worth more.

[colonelpong2]

Meh. Just wait until we go into Iran. I'll have a serious job again.

Even that insane megalomaniacal piece of shit Bush isnt stupid enough to do that.

But then again, he is one of the most evil men since Pol Pot, Stalin and Hitler so he may do it just out of sheer spite. It's what seems to motivate most of his other actions.

Why the hell has no one offed him yet?

[3moose1]

Even that insane megalomaniacal piece of shit Bush isnt stupid enough to do that.

But then again, he is one of the most evil men since Pol Pot, Stalin and Hitler so he may do it just out of sheer spite. It's what seems to motivate most of his other actions.

Why the hell has no one offed him yet?

people like you make me realize that humanity has no hope.

[MrGalt]

Speaking of oil, if you don't mind freezing to death here in Wyoming there are companies like Halliburton that will pay you nearly six figures a year off the street to rape mother earth good and hard on their behalf. I've been doing it for about 8 months now and already paid off my wife's student loans, my car, and every other debt I had. Damn I'm a bad American.

[colonelpong2]

people like you make me realize that humanity has no hope.

Its people like him and his supporters that destroy the future of humanity.

[3moose1]

Speaking of oil, if you don't mind freezing to death here in Wyoming there are companies like Halliburton that will pay you nearly six figures a year off the street to rape mother earth good and hard on their behalf. I've been doing it for about 8 months now and already paid off my wife's student loans, my car, and every other debt I had. Damn I'm a bad American.

hurting not only the planet, but other people and future generations, for your own profit?


sounds like your a damn good american to me!

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...but we're americans.

we should jsut dictate our money is worth more.

I'm just guessing here but I'm pretty sure that would just make the problem way worse.

[senseipookie]

[quote=mcmapman]ATA Karate guys are a dime a dozen. They arent worth a crap. Same with the Shorin Ryu guys in Okinawa who train with Master Kise at Camp Butler.
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I've been in Master Kise's federation here in the states for over 20 years, and when I first read your post started to get all pissed off and defensive. Then I thought about it. I've been over there a couple of times to train, and there were two kinds of people training in Shorin Ryu. The first were guys and their families over there knowing they were going to rotate out again in a couple of years and just looking for an off-duty activity to pass the time. But then there are the guys like Jerry DeVries, Andy Tate, Craig Hodgkins, Shane Franklin, etc. who did a lot of their training at the hombu dojo, and do it for real. I doubt you can find much to say about their skills.

And the funny thing is - it was the bored off-duty activity guys who gave us the most attitude when we came to train. They were the ones who wanted to make sure we knew that they were direct students of the Grand Master. The for real guys tend to be a lot more polite and genuine (once we spend some time beating the hell out of each other). So I guess it's like you say - it's all what you put into it.

[Cassius]

I've been in Master Kise's federation here in the states for over 20 years, and when I first read your post started to get all pissed off and defensive. Then I thought about it. I've been over there a couple of times to train, and there were two kinds of people training in Shorin Ryu. The first were guys and their families over there knowing they were going to rotate out again in a couple of years and just looking for an off-duty activity to pass the time. But then there are the guys like Jerry DeVries, Andy Tate, Craig Hodgkins, Shane Franklin, etc. who did a lot of their training at the hombu dojo, and do it for real. I doubt you can find much to say about their skills.

And the funny thing is - it was the bored off-duty activity guys who gave us the most attitude when we came to train. They were the ones who wanted to make sure we knew that they were direct students of the Grand Master. The for real guys tend to be a lot more polite and genuine (once we spend some time beating the hell out of each other). So I guess it's like you say - it's all what you put into it.

I'm not familiar with your federation. Does it encourage participation in sportfighting, ie sanctioned amateur and professional kickboxing, MMA, etc?

[senseipookie]

I'm not familiar with your federation. Does it encourage participation in sportfighting, ie sanctioned amateur and professional kickboxing, MMA, etc?

We are definitely a TMA leaning association. But for us TMA is more old school training, not the silly shopping plaza LARPing that has come to be called "TMA". Not really MMA - pretty much all stand up with a few traps, locks, and basic throws. But our sparring leans more towards Kyokushin style, so fairly easily adapted to the kickboxing arena. We usually spar in 2 to 5 minute continuous matches, minimal padding (usually mouthpiece, cup, and gloves, with headgear required for the kids) - enough for safety, but little enough that you know when you've been hit. Some of our dojos get into the open tournament circuit, but that is purely their choice.

[3moose1]

That was a really nice throw/slam...but that wasn't Judo....

come again?

http://judoinfo.com/images/animations/blue/uranage.htm

[AlphaFoxtrot51]

come again?

http://judoinfo.com/images/animations/blue/uranage.htm

I guess you could interpret it that way. I was just going to say it was a suplex...only because the positioning was different and he turned at the end which is NOT part of Ura Nage. But then again, I'm not an expert on Judo so I could be wrong.